Mudar Zahran

In 2014, Zahran was indicted by a Jordanian military court on four separate charges against due to several articles he wrote, in which he claimed, among other things, that Jordan is an apartheid state resembling that of South Africa.

[2] The Jerusalem Post reported that Zahran had faced accusations by some in Israel (including columnists Ruthie Blum and Dr Harold Rhode, the Post's writer Caroline Glick and the Elder of Ziyon blog[1]) of being a "fraud" and that his so-called the "Jordan Opposition Coalition" is only present on the internet without a real backing in Jordan.

[3] Before seeking asylum in the UK, Zahran was serving as assistant policy coordinator at the United States Embassy in Amman.

[4] Zahran vowed through the letter, dated 26 July 2010 to "not publish any articles or reports in any language related to Jordanian domestic or foreign affairs.

"[9] According to the Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad, "Zahran's social networking sites carry articles and phrases offensive to Jordan and his own people (Palestinians).

[11] According to The Jerusalem Post's deputy managing editor Caroline Glick, she was contacted by three of her acquaintances in October 2017 who discouraged her from writing in support of Zahran.

The Jerusalem Post reported that Zahran faced accusations by some in Israel (including columnists Ruthie Blum and Dr Harold Rhode, the Post's writer Caroline Glick and the Elder of Ziyon blog)[1] that he is a "fraud" and that his so-called "Jordan Opposition Coalition" only has a presence on the internet with no real backing in Jordan.